California table grape acreage held steady in 2020 compared with the previous year, according to new statistics from the California Department of Agriculture.
California’s peach, nectarine and plums crop should offer good volume and strong quality this year, according to Levon Ganajian, retail relations director for Trinity Fruit Sales Co., Fresno, Calif.
California summer fruit suppliers are anticipating a brisk May-August season in 2019, with plenty of supplies to fill orders. That is, once it gets going.
Hanford, Calif.-based Flavor Tree Fruit Co. LLC now is focusing on specialty items for the California summer fruit deal, and perhaps its biggest is its Verry Cherry plum – a high-brix fruit cross between various cherry and plum varieties, said Maurice Cameron, president.
It’s berry season, and California growers say ample supplies of all kinds of berries should be available for the spring/summer holidays, including Mother’s Day, Memorial Day and the Fourth of July.
This year’s California table grape deal may get a slightly later start than last year’s, but growers say the quality of the fruit should be worth the wait.
Most California summer fruit commodities will start shipping a bit later than last year’s unusually early kickoff date, but water was plentiful this season following a multi-year drought, so quality should be good, gr